Elucidating the Fundamental Process of Methyl-(5hydroxymethyl) Furan-2-Carboxylate Toxin Biosynthesis in <i>Curvularia lunata</i> Causing Maize Leaf Spot.

ABSTRACT: Maize leaf spot, which is caused by Curvularia lunata (Wakkre) Boedijn, was epidemic in the maize-growing regions of northeastern and northern China in the mid-1990s, where it led to large yield losses. Since then, the epidemic has evolved into a kind of common disease. In recent years, however, a tendency of becoming an epidemic disease again has been observed in some areas in China due to significant changes in climate, farming, systems and crop varieties. The significance of methyl-(5hydroxymethyl) furan-2-carboxylate (M5HF2C) as a nonspecific host toxin in causing maize leaf spot disease has been demonstrated in previous research. However, the key enzymes involved in M5HF2C toxin synthesis remain unclear. In our study, we demonstrate that the synthesis of M5HF2C toxin starts fro

SUBMITTER: Lu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11508280 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature